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Why the TA in Hitchin is trying to recruit British South Asians

The government wants the Territorial Army to play a bigger role as the regular army faces cuts in a bid to reduce the deficit.

For the TA in Hitchin they have begun a recruitment campaign to increase volunteers from the South Asian community. D Squadron 254 Medical Regiment is currently 40% undermanned and needs an extra 30 people to join to reach full strength.

In this clip Lieutenant Anuj Kumar Sunder, who is also a pharmacist at Lister Hospital in Stevenage, tells ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Three Counties reporter Matt Lockwood why he joined the TA. He also talks about his thoughts on the possibility of travelling to danger zones...

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